Agoraphobia

Panic And Agoraphobia: The Case of Sandy J. The patient Sandy J. is a 43 year old female. She was married for 23 years to the same man by the name of Don. Sandy J. is the mother of two healthy and productive adult children. Don and Sandy managed a small apartment complex in Maryland. Sandy was one of five children in a two parent household; she comes from a working class family. Sandy has a twin brother. (Bernheim 35) After having children, Sandy’s behavior began to change; she…

Introduction Nearly everyone in the world is scared of something, for example mice or needles. For many people these are minor fears. A fear is a rational response to a situation that possibly poses a threat to our safety. It is normal to experience fear in a dangerous situation. Sometimes these fears can be very serious and interfere with day to day life and create anxiety. This is called a phobia. Phobias are said to affect 11% of the Australian population. Fears vs. Phobias Fear is a…

Foremost, phobias are an anxiety disorder that creates a perpetual, irrational fear and avoidance of a specific object or environment (Myers, 2012). When broken down, there are three distinct type of phobias that an individual can be diagnosed with. The first is specific phobia, which deals with an individual having a fear of a specific object or environment (Preda, 1994-2014). Hence, that said individual might display the symptoms of having a specific phobia towards a certain stimuli that…

Humans and animals have always experienced anxiety. Which is why there are not many records that show the beginnings of anxiety. Another problem with the findings of anxiety is that when people began to reach out to health care professionals the records show that patients were considered to be faking the symptoms. Doctors and psychiatrists seemed to think that there was nothing wrong with their patients. The patients were told that they were only dealing with stress or nerves. Panic attacks were…

conversations of literary criticism. Joyce Kinkead’s “Recommended: Charlotte Perkins Gilman”, Jane F. Thrailkill’s “Doctoring “The Yellow Wallpaper”, and Gillian Brown’s “The Empire of Agoraphobia” all address the life of the narrator while differing in the aspect of her place in society. Ideas of feminism, psychology, and agoraphobia are addressed through these criticisms of “The Yellow Wallpaper.” They translate together that the woman in the patriarchal culture of America is constantly hated…

is Generalized Anxiety Disorder and/or Agoraphobia. Generalized anxiety is defined by Wade & Tavris, (2017), as “A continuous state of anxiety marked by feelings of worry in addition to dread, apprehension, difficulties in concentration, as well as signs of motor tension.” (p.547). Generalized anxiety disorder involves insistent in addition to disproportionate worry that affects the persons daily activities psychologically as well as physically. Agoraphobia according to Wade & Tavris, (2017) is…

main types of phobias: agoraphobia, social phobia, and specific phobias. Agoraphobia is a fear of places where escape might not be easy or where help might not be available if something bad happens. It causes people with a phobia in this category to have anxiety about being in places or situations where it might be difficult or embarrassing to escape, such as being in an elevator. In severe cases, a person with agoraphobia might be afraid to leave their house. Agoraphobia is often confused with…

Great Expectations was written by author Charles Dickens. It covers the life of a boy named Pip. Pip falls in love with a girl named Estella whose adopted mother is Miss. Havisham. Miss. Havisham had shaped and formed Estella to shy away from love and to take it upon herself to keep the revenge going. Pip has noticed that the reason that Estella may not want him would be because he’s not a true gentlemen. He later finds out that he gets an anonymous benefactor that gives him money. Pip takes the…

Agoraphobia and social phobia are the two most common types of complex phobias. Social phobias tend to be much more extreme than simple phobias, and they typically develop after adolescence. It isn't know for certain what causes complex phobias, but many suspect that they are hereditary. Agoraphobia is the fear of places or situation that might cause embarrassment, panic attacks, or feeling helpless. Many people with agoraphobia won’t leave their homes because of…

Anxiety refers to feelings of worry, nervousness, or a sense of apprehension, typically about an upcoming event where the outcome is uncertain. Anxiety is usually experienced in high pressure situations, for example in exams. Although the experience of anxiety will vary from person to person, feeling stressed, worried, and having anxious thoughts are common symptoms. Other common symptoms of anxiety includes: difficulty concentrating, restlessness, avoidance behavior, rapid heartbeat, trembling…